Cast of Characters, Cloak of Magic: The Shaihens
Cast of Characters, Cloak of Magic: The Caiivorians
The story focuses around two Shaihen characters, Kierce and Caras.
Kierce
As the story begins, Kierce is the Horsemaster of Arhaios and known as Kierce ti' Gaeroch ("Gaeroch's heir, Kierce"). He is a man of Oreath, but his ancestry lies in Ulath. His name means "firstborn", and he is the only son of Gaeroch (also in his time Horsemaster of Arhaois) and Tessala. Tessala died in childbirth when Kierce was an infant, and he spent much of his childhood in the care of the Chief of Oreath's family. Gaeroch took another wife, Verril. Kierce has three step-siblings.
Caras
Of an age with Kierce, Caras ti' Leath was born into the Chief of Oreath's family. His parents succombed to a fever epidemic when Caras was barely out of boyhood, and the inheritance of the title Holder of Arhaios and its concurrent responsibilities as Chief of Oreath came to him direct from his grandmother, Leath.
The rest, in alphabetic order:
Alsareth - daughter and eldest child of Caras and Elani
Brethil - Holder of Cuaraccon, wife of Jagus, mother of Sheldo. She is also Caras's aunt.
Brynnen - the Minstrel who serves Arhaios. Minstrels carry news (and gossip) between Shaihen Holdings.
Carastin - youngest son of Caras and Elani
Colis - Chief of Ccheven, member of the Holder's Council
Elani - Caras's wife
Ered - Chief of Hieath, member of the Holder's Council
Filas - son of Tilsey and Rainur
Gascon - Chief of Mervecc, member of the Holder's Council
Iareth - Holder of Riskeld, opposed to the Imperial occupation of Shehaios
Jagus - brother of King Rainur, husband to Brethil of Cuaraccon and father of Sheldo. Opposed to the Imperial occupation of Shehaios.
Lasa - a young woman of Mervecc, resident of Prassan Holding
Leath - Holder of Arhaios, Chief of Oreath and grandmother of Caras.
Loia - Loia was the sister of Jagus and King Rainur; she died in the Imperial City of Vordeith, some years before the story begins.
Madred - daughter of Gaeroch and Verril; Kierce's half-sister and later successor as Horsemaster of Arhaios.
Onia - Chief of Ulath and member of the Holder's Council
Rainur - King of Shehaios, architect of the Imperial alliance.
Sartin - presented as the son of Rainur and his Imperial Queen, Cathva and heir to Rainur's title. (In fact, son of Cathva and Kierce.)
Taegen - eldest son of Caras and Elani
Tilsey - Princess Cathva's Shaihen slave woman. Later King Rainur's lover.
Tuli - son of Gaeroch and Verril; Kierce's half-brother and briefly Horsemaster of Arhaios before joining the Army of the Sacred Union.
Turloch - Lord High Magician of Shehaios
Verril - Gaeroch's second wife, step-mother of Kierce, mother of Madred and Tuli.